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THE NEWS of Orange County Published Every. Thursday by THE NEWS, INCORPORATED J. Roy Parker, President Hillsboro and Chapel Hill, N. Cc Entered at the Post Gffice at Hillsboro, N. C., as second-class matter. Editor.-- --Harry D. Hollingsworth Associate Editor. .Mae V. Lark Community Representatives— Elizabeth Kirkland, New Hope; Mary Jo Harris, Eno; Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro; Mrs. C. H. Pender, Cedar Grove; Mary Wilkinson, Mebane; Marinda McPherson, Hillsboro Negro representative. SUBSCRIPTION RATES 1 Year (in North Carolina) ....$2.00 6 Months (in North Carolina) ....t...$1.50 1, Year (outside North Carolina) ...■.$2.50 6"Months (outside North Carolina) .■....J*2-Q0 THE NEWS of Orange County is the oldest newspaper of continuous operation in Orange County. Awarded First Place General Excellence by North Caro lina Press Association for 1946. . Member North Carolina Press Association ■ ------ The News, June 3, 1948 Vote Of Confidence — Despite the fact that the Orange County Board of Com missioners has met with some: opposition from many, parts of. the county, the three incumbent members of the board • were given what we would consider a vote of confidence In Saturday's Primary voting. A margin of 582 votes separated the third man from the fourth man in the race. The fifth man was 245 votes behind the fourth place man. The vote of confidence given the presept board means that a majority of the voters in the Primary feel that they have done an excellent job of running the county and are entitled to another term. The major task now facing the board is setting the tax rate and adopting the budget for the new year. In this duty, the members of the board have an immense job for they well * know the many problems to come before the county dur ing the coming year. We are happy and pleased that the voters of the county saw fit. to return the board. To Mrs. Sturdivant... Few communities in North Carolina can boast of a fine teacher and friend to her children as Mrs. L. R. Sturdivant —known affectionately as ‘.‘Aunt Josie” Sturdivant—who retired at the end of the school year as a teacher in the Carr-, boro elementary school. Since 1913 Mrs. Sturdivant has been teaching in the Carrboro school, sharing her knowledge, love of humanity, sense of fairness ^nd.humor-with her children. Few people in the Carrboro section of Orange County have gone through the Carrboro school without feeling the impact of her teaching. Many of her students have made excellent records in high school and college and later in .the business world. Fler teaching years have come to an end in the Carrboro school, but the ideas she fostered and practiced will continue to be remembered and respected in the school. Orange County was fortunate to have such a teacher and Carrboro was especially fortunate that she spent her time in its school and among its students and people. We have realized for a long time that this old world is, and has been, in a sorry plight for years, but we never thought we would see the day when our own Supreme Court would outlaiw the teaching of the Bible in our public schools; would decide with an atheist against those w]ho believe in and worship God. „__ It seems to us that what our nation needs most at this time—and the entire world too—is a greater belief and faith in God rather than a more abrupt turn-away from His teach ings. To us ft matters not what faith one believes in. After all, all truth fajtfrs pojfH to the same goal, and if one eventual^ ly reaches that goal, why WOffy by which path he came? And if there are those denomination* through jealousy of other denominations, are working for the discontinuance of Bible in the public schools of our land, then those denomi nations, it would seem to us, need to set their house in ordfer. The Bible Contains the greatest truths for living that are In existence. Study of the Bible will reveal these truths, and if its teachings are heeded, life should be easier for both the individual and the nations. Yet because too many of us are heedless of these inspired writings, we are sufferings as a con sequence. • Some say that Bible should be taught in church schools . only. But our Constitution guarantees every citizen freedom of worship in whatsoever manner or fashion he pleases. Then if we desire that our children be taught Bible in our schools, why should our will be frustrated by those who believe other than we? If those who oppose the teaching of Bible in the public schools do not wish to have their children take the course, then that is their affair. So far as we know, Bible ■ courses in North Carolina are not compulsory. We hope the recent ruling of the Supreme Court will not affect our state schools. For if it tecomes unlawful and unconstitutional for the Word of God Srbe taught those who . seek this teaching, then may God have mercy on all of us!— 1 Outlaw The Bible OUR DEMOCRACY •by Mat - — SEASONAL CROPS The truck farmer tries to schedule HIS PLANTINGS SO THAT,AS ONE CROP , 4 IS HARVESTED AND SOLD, ANOTHER IS ALMOST READY FOR MARKET. . .A / \\\\v\ z'1 "t In this way, he plans to have cash coming in AT REGULAR INTERVALS TO TAKE CARE OF CURRENT FARMING EXPENSES, AS WELL AS FUTURE NEEDS AND POSSIBLE EMERGENCIES. CAREFUL PLANNING IS AS NECESSARY TO HARPY —5 LIVING ASOTaSJBX SUCCESSFUL FARMING ... BY_ planning our spending, ay setting some money ASIDE REGULARLY IN GOVERNMENT BONDS, SAVINGS AND LIFE INSURANCE, WE PROVIDE FOR TODAYS NEEDS AND BUILD A HAPPIER, MORE SECURE TOMORROW. By The News / Editor’s note: Jim Cheshire of Hillsboro is well known for his own particular brand of wit in Orange county. Recently, he un covered a print of a st&el engraving of 1870. Following is his interpre tation of the picture: * * * Some Incidents of the Prehistoric History of North Carolina THE HOUSE OF HISTORY HAS BEEN SWEPT AND THE LOST COLONY FOUND It is now given up for a fact that the Lost Tribe—I mean the Lost Colony, was never lost at all: they merely came up here to Hills borough-upon-Eno and lived. Demonstrative proof, should the skeptical require proof, is con tained hi. the History of North Carolina written by John Lawson and published at London in 1709. John Lawson says in his history that he passed through Hillsboro' and spent the night here, but he does not name his host, and makes no mgntion of the Lost Colony. This omission is clearly due to the circumstance that he didn’t come tp Hillsborough any such thing, which is the true reason for his not mentioning the Lost Colony,'whiclT of course proves that they were here all the time. Nothing could be plainer than that. Further proof that the Lost Colony moved up the country and settled at Hillsborough-upon-Eno has just come to light in shape of an old steel engraving discovered by Mr. James W. Cheshire. This picture shows that it was taken in the year 1603. It is a scene at Hills borough-upon-EnSugh. In it Vir ginia Dare sits upon the piazza of her father’s handsome residence. At her feet, gracefully reclining upon one of his own elbows is shown the handsome young Arm strong Hancock Jordan, paying the beautiful damsel his court." They were married the following spring, and left a robust arid numerous progeny. Many of the first families are descended from them. Scoffers! unkindly whisper some of the second families also, but this is gossip. First families only J am sure: second families will have to stand in line and accept what is proffered. Until discovery of this picture it was presumed the members of the Lost Colony migrated to Hills borough-upon-Enough to "escape the ravages of the low country mos? qui {oes, said to have been hi 5 §izej and strength sufficient to fly away With a milk cow or a skinny wom an, and vicious enought to do it. The picture, however, disproves this theory entirely, and plainly shows the colonists came here be cause of the milling facilities af forded by the flour mill newly erected, almost exactly where Al bert Browder’s house now stands, by celebrated Indian Sachem, Baccojooce. The mill is just around the corner and not quite discern able in the picture, an unimportant deatil known as a “sintella” by collectors of historical data, and of no weight in arriving at a well founded conclusion. The history of the flour mill, while tragic, is of considerable historic interest and value. It may be briefly given as follows: *■■■■ Somewhere exactly near the anno 1601, Chief Baccojooce erected his mill and applied for a fire insurance rate to the North Carolina Rating and Inspection Bureau. He wasj given the super-preferred classifi-l cation ‘AAA” by reason of his mill being constructed entirely of Ante lope and Alligator hides and Ash poles. But the old gentleman said dog-gong ’em, if they can make money at that rate I can too, and he wouldn’t/tatoe out a policy. The machinery consisted of a couple of nigger-head rocks he had fetched here from Chatham County in his hip pockets. Manufacturing pro-1 cesses were carried on by placing! shelled corn on one of the rocks j and smacking heck,, out of it with the other rock. Because of - the j salubrious climate it was not deemed necessary to install any kind of a heating system. An offer by his lady queen and her hand maidens to furnish free gratis a high pressure hot air outfit w,as de clined with dignified scorn. Dufing the shivering persistence of the cold spell in May about some time close to the year 1601% his Impervious Majesty Pfince BaccdV jooce made him a fire to dry out his mill while he ground a toll free turn for a personable young Indian widow— woman of the neighborhood. His attention being more closely engaged upon his customer than the grinding, his New Hope News The Blackwood -New Hope home demonstration club met at the church hut May 24. The home agent gave a demonstration on making pickles. After the demon stration, the club women staged a dress revue. Tthe requirements were that each woman model a dress she had made. Prizes won were: first, Mrs. Henry Tapp; sec ond, Miss Janie Blackwood; and third, Mrs. Foster Tapp. Other women participating in the revue were: Mrs. Louis Freeland, Mrs. Sidney Lester, Mrs. Homer Tapp, Mrs. John Freeland, Helen Tapp and Elizabeth Kirkland. Judges were Mrs. Kathryn Hamrick. Mrs. Carl Vlackman and Mrs. W. S. Nunn. rrj Mrs. W. T. Hogan is sick at the home of her daughter. Mrs. L. R. May, on Oval Drive in Durham.— Special homecoming services were held at Union GrovS Meth odist Church Sunday, May 30. The new stone church is nearing com pletion. The church has cost $8,000 and everything to date has been paid for. W. R. Barbour Jr., of Charles ton', S. C.,. visited his aunt, Miss Mary' Johhston, last week.. The .Rev. Russell Fleming, son of the Rev. N. M, Fleming, pastor of the ' Hawfield Presbyterian Church, will preach at New' Hope Sunday, June 6, at 11 -A. M. He has recently completed his the nlrurj-fnrrrgp-m—the—Seminarv in Richmond and been ordained. The men of Orange Presbytery met at New Hope Wednesday, May 26. After an inspection tour over Camp New Hope, a barbecue sup per was served by the Woman’s Auxiliary. Dr. Joseph M. Garrison, pastor of the church of Covenant, Dr: Knight of Sanford also ad dressed the group. A total of 185 men were present. : ' - finger was caught in the machinery with result so excruciating that he Kicked down the house on the fire, and bounced one of the mill stones off the head of his queen when she ; committed the indiscretion of wax ing merry at the frantics he created j in extracting himself from the I flaming rubble. Whereupon the t luckless lady brought forth a squawk of such proportions that it ceased not to rend the quivering welking for four days and it is from this that the she-Indian has re ceived jjhe university' recognized designation of “Squdw,” the North American Indian being forever notorious for his clumsiness in vo eating the letter “K,” as witness his i mispronunciation of such words as I Kreep, krope. and kleptomania. | More will be told when appre hended. (°*h\ \ l GRAPETTE inn>r*'' GRAPETTE BOTTLING CO. Durham. N. C. Service Insurance and Realty Co. Insurance, Property Management, Real Estate | I CHAPEL HILL COURTEOUS, HELPFUL BANKING SERVICE The Bank of Chapel Hill is in business to be of service to you ... to help build the prosperity of the community and take a -helpful part in the business -life ©f -pur town. 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Hillsboro \t>ur E:ko Ford r^'w LET ME PUMP THE WATER FOR YOU, SUGAR* ARE YOU THAT LUCKY ONE? Only one out of four form wives, on forms haY Ing electricity,* has an electric pump to relieve her of the never-ending task bf iuppfyirig"water . ,r . In kitchen, laundry, and poultry yard. •, -_ One farm family taken as typical spent 769 hours—96 working days—pumping water by hand. Now the same family spends two cents * doy for electricity to pump all the water needed. On this farm today, abundant water, always OvaMable, has doubled milk and egg product ion.* So this pump quickly paid for itself . < * making the family's freedom from water pump ing clear gain. 1 * For answers to your questions about putting ♦lectricity to profitable use on your farm . • * call your*nearest Duke Power office and ask for a Farm Specialist. ... Farm Journal survey*^ DUK&> POWER \ . / /o ' (fa c ftlTPAlrf £5**r*“;
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